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Salter Housewares (still trading under its original name Salter) is a British manufacturer of consumer weighing scales for personal and kitchen use, and other kitchen accessories. It is located in the UK, USA and Canada, and claims to have about 40% of the UK market and to be a leading brand in other countries including Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, Kenya, Chile and Portugal.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】title=Salter History )〕 It is a subsidiary of HoMedics, a US-based manufacturer of "personal wellness" products. ==History== The firm began life in the late 1760s in the village of Bilston, England when Richard Salter, a spring maker, began making the first spring scales in Britain.〔 He called these scales "pocket steelyards", though they work on a different principle from steelyard balances. By 1825 his nephew George had taken over the company, which became known as George Salter & Co. George later established a manufacturing site in the town of West Bromwich, about 4 miles (7 km) from Bilston. West Bromwich Albion was formed from workers at this works site. From here the company produced a wide variety of scales including the UK's first bathroom scales. Other items were added to the range, including irons, mincers, potato chippers, coin-operated machines and the first typewriters made in the UK.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Salter 5 (improved) )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=George Salter and Co )〕 The business thrived throughout the 1900s, and by 1950 it employed over 2000 people, still in the same area and owned by the same family. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Salter Housewares」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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